Robotics

Overland Park Surgical Suites First Outpatient Surgery Center In Region To Offer Robotics-Assisted Partial And Total Knee Replacement Surgery Using The NAVIO™ Surgical System

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Dec 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Overland Park Surgical Suites is a state of the art outpatient surgical center and is the first outpatient surgery center in the Midwest to offer patients a robotics-assisted alternative to traditional knee replacement surgery. "We were eager to bring the NAVIO robotics-assisted surgery to the area," said Scott Abraham, M.D.,

By |2018-12-13T19:21:36+00:00December 13th, 2018|Robotics, Top Stories|

Reston Hospital Center is First in the Nation to Acquire a Second Mazor X System for Rapidly Expanding Spine Program

Reston, Virginia, Dec. 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Virginia Institute of Robotic Surgery at Reston Hospital Center has acquired a second Mazor X System for their rapidly growing spine program, making it the first in the nation to have two of these robotic systems at one hospital location. The Reston Hospital Center (RHC) Spine Team is

By |2018-12-12T22:07:00+00:00December 12th, 2018|Robotics, Spine|

Globus Medical Enters International Market with ExcelsiusGPS® Robotic Guidance and Navigation System

AUDUBON, Pa., Dec. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE:GMED), a leading musculoskeletal solutions company, recently announced the entrance of ExcelsiusGPS®, a revolutionary robotic guidance and navigation system, to the international market with system installations completed in several European countries. This past October, the first European Excelsius GPS® procedure was performed at the

By |2018-12-07T16:10:44+00:00December 7th, 2018|Robotics|

Olympus 3D/FlexDex Named 2018 Excellence in Surgical Products Award Winner

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., Dec. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Olympus, a global technology leader in designing and delivering innovative solutions for medical and surgical procedures, among other core businesses, announced today that it has been recognized with the Surgical Products' 2018 Excellence in Surgical Products (ESP) Award, distinguishing ENDOEYE FLEX 3D and FlexDex® (3D/FlexDex) as the winner in the

By |2018-12-03T16:27:12+00:00December 3rd, 2018|Robotics|

TransEnterix CEO, Todd Pope Named One of TIME Magazine’s 50 Most Influential People in Health Care 2018

October 18, 2018 RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TransEnterix, Inc. (NYSE American:TRXC), a medical device company that is digitizing the interface between surgeons and patients to improve minimally invasive surgery, congratulates its President and Chief Executive Officer, Todd M. Pope, for being named to TIME Magazine's 50 Most Influential People in Health Care for 2018. In this inaugural list,

By |2018-10-18T16:00:55+00:00October 18th, 2018|Robotics, Top Stories|

TransEnterix to Showcase First Digital Laparoscopic Surgical Platform, the Senhance Surgical System, at American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2018

October 16, 2018 RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TransEnterix, Inc. (NYSE American: TRXC), a medical device company that is digitizing the interface between surgeons and patients to improve minimally invasive surgery, today announced demonstrations of its Senhance™ Surgical System at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2018 at the Boston Convention & Visitors Center

By |2018-10-16T15:20:45+00:00October 16th, 2018|Robotics|

TransEnterix Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for 3mm Diameter Instruments

October 11, 2018 RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TransEnterix, Inc. (NYSE American:TRXC), a medical device company that is digitizing the interface between the surgeon and the patient to improve minimally invasive surgery, today announced that the Company received FDA 510(k) clearance for 3 millimeter diameter instruments, as well as additional 5 millimeter Senhance System instruments. The

By |2018-10-11T17:17:08+00:00October 11th, 2018|Regulatory, Robotics|

OMNIlife science™, Inc. Achieves Milestone with OMNIBotics® Active Spacer

RAYNHAM, Mass., Oct. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- OMNIlife science, Inc. ("OMNI"), a privately-held, medical technology company targeting the $15 billion global hip and knee replacement device market, reported today that the positive clinical benefits of the OMNIBotics® Robotic Active Spacer continue to be reinforced by more than 1,000 successful procedures performed to date. Orthopaedic surgeons have been evaluating this revolutionary

By |2018-10-03T15:56:32+00:00October 3rd, 2018|Recon, Robotics|

Medtronic to Acquire Mazor Robotics

DUBLIN and CAESAREA, Israel - September 20, 2018 - Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global leader in medical technology, and Mazor Robotics (NASDAQ:MZOR, TASE:MZOR.TZ), a pioneer in the field of robotic guidance systems, today announced the companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Medtronic will acquire all outstanding ordinary shares of Mazor for $58.50

By |2018-09-21T16:08:08+00:00September 21st, 2018|Financial, Robotics, Top Stories|

Reston Hospital Center Launches Training Program for Robotic Guided Spine Surgery

Reston, Virginia, Sept. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Virginia Institute of Robotic Surgery at Reston Hospital Center has announced the launch of its Visiting Clinician Program (VCP) for robotic assisted spine surgery using the Mazor X Robotic system, a partnered program with Medtronic. The VCP at Reston Hospital Center will be led by Dr.

By |2018-09-06T20:55:22+00:00September 6th, 2018|Robotics, Spine|